GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Prosecutors added another charge after a teen accused of making social media threats against Preble High School cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet and missed a court hearing.
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During the course of a one-week span in December, there were three separate social media threats against Preble High. Four students face charges in juvenile court for those incidents.
One of the teens was expected in court March 7 for a plea hearing but did not show. County officials said he cut off his monitoring bracelet, so a warrant was issued for his arrest.
The teen was arrested March 10, and made his first court appearance Tuesday since being taken into custody, appearing by video from a secure juvenile detention facility in another county due to overcrowding in Brown County, it was stated in court Tuesday.
The teen’s attorney requested to have the boy be moved to shelter care – a lower-level facility than secure detention – until his next court hearing. Noting the removal of the bracelet, Judge Timothy Hinkfuss denied the request.
The case is expected to be resolved with a plea deal at a hearing next week, according to defense attorney Michael Crosby.
As for the other cases at Preble, two girls responsible for one of the threats were placed on supervision for a year, must perform 100 hours of community service, write a two-page paper on the impact of school shootings, write letters of apology, stay off social media for a year, and participate in specially-designed victim-impact panels.
The fourth suspect in the Preble cases returns to court next for an expected plea and sentencing.
The week after the threats at Preble, a student brought a gun to East High. Two students were found delinquent in those cases.
A 15-year-old boy who provided the gun — and who also was found delinquent for a series of other incidents — was placed on two years of supervision in an out-of-home setting. Specifically, he was placed at Rawhide Youth Services near New London. He must also perform 100 hours of community service. The 16-year-old girl who brought the gun to school was placed on supervision for a year, and must perform 100 hours of community service.
Last weekend, Green Bay police announced the arrest of a juvenile in connection with a social media threat made against West High School. That teen is expected back in court next month.
No one was injured in any of the incidents.
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